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East Asia
Ban Ki-moon Speaks In Opening Of UN Climate Change Conference
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during the opening session of the high-level segment of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 4, 2012. UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres speaks during the opening session of the high-level segment of the…
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West Asia
People Stand In Line For Bread Amid Fierce Fighting In Aleppo, Syria
A man makes bread as residents, background, stand in line in front of a bakery during heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. A girl looks outside the window of her home during heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters…
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West Asia
Worsening Air Pollution In Tehran Forces Gov’t To Close Schools For Two Days
An Iranian woman wearing a protective mask walks on a street in downtown Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 4, 2012. Iran’s government has announced that all government offices, universities and schools of Tehran closed for two days, Dec. 4 and 5, due to the alarming high air pollution in the city.…
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West Asia
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West Asia
11 Fatah Members Who Fled To Egypt In 2007 Return To Gaza Strip After Amnasty
Members of Fatah movement arrive at the Rafah crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip, on Dec. 3, 2012. A total of 11 members of Palestinian Fatah movement, who fled Gaza into Egypt in 2007 during internal fighting between the two political rivals, returned home on Monday following an…
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West Asia
Iranian Parliament Speaker Urges NATO Not To Deploy Missile In Turkey-Syria Border
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani speaks at a news conference in Tehran, capital of Iran, on Dec. 3, 2012. Iranian Majlis (parliament) speaker on Monday urged NATO not to be engaged in regional conflicts by deploying air defense missiles in Turkey-Syria border. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz>
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West Asia
Egyptian Judges Refuse To Overseas Referendum To Approve New Constitution
In this Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 photo, the head of the powerful Egypt Judges Club Ahmed el-Zind, center, speaks at a press conference announcing that judges will not oversee the Dec. 15, 2012 referendum to approve a contentious draft constitution in Cairo, Egypt. El-Zinds comments are the latest in a…
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West Asia
People Opposing Syrian Regime Stage Street Demonstration In Idlib, Nothern Syria
This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows anti-Syrian regime protesters carrying a banner during a demonstration, at Kfar Nebel town, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday Nov. 30, 2012. Activists say Syrian rebels and…
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West Asia
Members Of Mobile Mini Circus For Children Perform On Two-Day Show In Kabul
Afghan children from The Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC) take part in a performance in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Dec. 3, 2012. The Mobile Mini Circus for Children put on a two-day show in Kabul from Sunday to Monday to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. <Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud>
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West Asia
Egypt ― Morsi goes too far
“There is no middle ground, no dialogue before (Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi) rescinds this declaration,” said pro-democracy advocate and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammed ElBaradei. “There is no room for dialogue when a dictator imposes the most oppressive, abhorrent measures and then says ‘let us split the difference.’” Morsi won…
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